MISSIONS

POVERTY

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Fair Trade
Fair Trade is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect, which seeks greater equity in international trade.

It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers, especially in the south. Fair Trade organizations backed by consumers are actively engaged in supporting producers, in raising awareness, and in campaigning for changes in the rules and practices of conventional international trade.

Coffee

Crafts

Chocolate

Fair Trade Criteria include:

A Fair wage or return for producers

Building long term relationships between trader and producer

Engaging in environmentally sustainable practices

Public accountability and transparency in trade

Providing financial and technical assistance to producers

Raising awareness in consumers so that they engage in ‘ethical consumption’

Advocating for equity in conventional trading rules and practices

Facts:

200 million people in low income countries depend on coffee for their income

The Fair Trade market now surpasses a billion dollars a year

As of 2008 over 5 million producers and their families benefited from Fair Trade

USA Fair Trade Federation includes around 300 businesses

There are over 40,000 Fair Trade outlets in the US

International Fair Trade Association has members in over 70 countries

The Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is one of the largest international social economic certification bodies in the world.